Sketch by Jerry King I have lived the life of an athlete. I have lived for the climb. I am a climber. When I started my training in the early ’70s with my father, he told me that as long [...]

One of the splintered locust trees lies where it landed, on the author's truck. All photos courtesy of Donald Blair. June 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of my entry into the profession of arboriculture as an adult (next year, 2022, [...]

Sketch by Jerry King Everyone has their special setup in his or her truck toolbox, often full of sometimes perplexing items. For example, I find that many landscapers have a treasured, handmade weeding or clearing tool they’ve held onto in [...]

Sketch by Jerry King. At my job, I have the honor of holding a record of some distinction. This record has not been broken in the three years since it was set; no co-worker has even come close. At least [...]

Dead cedar removal by:  Junaluska Thigpen - QLCA Climber/Sawyer near Tulare, California. Photo courtesy of the author. Doing what you love and loving what you do. Is this simply an inverse parallelism, i.e., stating the same idea twice? Well, not exactly. [...]